Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

The industry concerned with the preparation and distribution of printed material to the general public.

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space

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Term used to denote advertising linage (qv).

letterpress

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The process of printing from type in relief or other raised surfaces, rather than from planographic or intaglio plates. This labor-intensive method, also called flat-bed or ...

meter

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A particular rhythmic arrangement of syllabic feet in a line, or a particular rhythmic arrangement of stanzas or strophes, based upon their kind and number. There are four types ...

structured query language (SQL)

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A standard ISO and ANSI language used to create, maintain, and query relational databases. SQL uses regular English words for many of its commands, which makes it easy to use. It ...

cornerpiece

Printing & publishing; Publishing

In bookbinding of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, an ornamental design such as an arabesque, stamped on the corners of a book cover, usually to match a centerpiece of ...

ink roll-out

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Test proof of specified color matched to actual paper as preliminary to job approval; also called "drawdown". Compare eye markers, color control bar; see commercial match, ...

perfecting

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The process of printing on both sides of the paper during a single pressrun on either a sheet-fed or web press; especially useful on uncoated text-weight paper printing long copy ...